Japanese rally against ocean discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater
STORY: Japanese rally against ocean discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater
DATELINE: Aug. 19, 2023
LENGTH: 0:01:52
LOCATION: Tokyo
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1 various of the rally
2 various of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
STORYLINE:
As the Japanese government approaches a decision on the specific date for the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean, hundreds of Japanese gathered in central Tokyo on Friday to rally against the discharge plan.
Despite scorching temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius, people from various parts of Japan braved the heat to gather in front of the Japanese prime minister's official residence, urging the government to uphold its promise of "no disposal without the understanding of relevant parties."
Hit by a magnitude-9.0 earthquake and an ensuing tsunami on March 11, 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant suffered core meltdowns that released radiation, r
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